Digital Twin Asset Tracking With Blockchain Trust Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing digital twin computing systems face challenges in efficiently managing and securing data transmission and control processes, particularly in environments with dynamic and complex real-world objects, where data management and asset lifecycle tracking are not adequately addressed.
Innovation Solution
A self-forming communication and control system utilizing blockchain-encoded records and digital twin technology to securely manage data, track assets, and control operations, ensuring only trusted devices can modify data, with integrated data management and asset lifecycle tracking.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If blockchain-encoded records are used to secure data transmission and control processes, then data security and reliability are improved, but device complexity and processing overhead increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a blockchain network as an intermediary layer between computing entities and digital twins. This mediator handles security and trust verification through distributed consensus mechanisms, allowing individual devices to maintain simpler local architectures while relying on the blockchain layer for cryptographic verification and data integrity validation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system architecture is segmented into distinct layers: blockchain infrastructure layer for security and trust management, communication layer for data transmission, and digital twin layer for virtual representation. This segmentation allows each layer to specialize in specific functions, reducing the complexity burden on individual components while maintaining overall system security.
2Loss of information
If comprehensive asset lifecycle tracking is implemented, then data management capability is improved, but processing time and computational resources increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-registering assets on the blockchain with their unique identifiers and metadata before they enter the tracking system. This advance preparation enables rapid lookup and verification during asset lifecycle events, reducing processing time when actual tracking operations occur.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates digital copies of asset information stored on the blockchain that can be quickly referenced without accessing the entire asset history. These copied references enable fast verification and tracking operations while the comprehensive lifecycle data remains preserved on the distributed ledger for audit and analysis purposes.
3Reliability
If trusted device verification is required for data modification, then data integrity is improved, but operational efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where the blockchain network continuously verifies device trust status and provides real-time validation responses. Trusted devices receive pre-approved permissions and experience minimal verification overhead, while the system dynamically adjusts verification intensity based on the criticality of operations, balancing integrity requirements with operational efficiency.
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AI summary
A method for execution by a computer includes detecting an object of an environment based on environment signaling of the environment to produce a detected object and an identified object and object profile information based on the detected object. The method further includes generating processor-executable instructions for use with the object profile information and further environment signaling to facilitate object tracking of the identified object within the environment. The method further includes storing object tracking information for the identified object within a digital twin memory by applying the processor-executable instructions to the further environment signaling.